[concordDance]

The world is already GROSSLY, AWFULLY unfair due to genetics. This amount of unfairness is immensely larger than the amount that would be caused by genetic information being more widely available.

Making genetic information more widely available has likely benefits far far larger than the costs.

[RHSeeger]

The world is as unfair as it is even _with_ us pushing back a lot on sources of unfairness. If we didn't push back because "it's already unfair", it would add up quick and be a _lot_ worse.

[concordDance]

The idea is to make it less unfair by understanding genetics (which needs data) and then making future children with improved genes.

[Podgajski]

Can someone explain why they’re downing this? As Someone with schizoaffective bipolar disorder and Asperger’s, which is definitely affected by genetics because I seen in my genetics, I don’t see what the disagreement here is?

[cutemonster]

(I didn't downvote)

Can I ask, what would be your ideas about how DNA information could be used? For example, shared with the person themselves, and no one else -- so they know what the reasons can be, for problems they run into later in life.

Or do you see any government agencies that it'd be good if they had access to the DNA info? The health care system maybe? (If they didn't share the data against ones will, say)

[GoblinSlayer]

Asperger's syndrome is an advantage though, because it gives you a tendency to think accurately and practically.

[Podgajski]

I agree, but the other behaviors and sensitivities I have made extremely difficult in my life not because I couldn’t handle it, but because other people couldn’t.

[ThrowAway1922A]

At the expense of relationships and the ability to form them. Being on the spectrum is not a good thing, it seriously messes up parts of your life.

[GoblinSlayer]

You project, you need relationships with normies, not me. I can't have relationships with normies, and it's good, I don't miss them.

[ThrowAway1922A]

I can tell how young your are by this comment. Just wait until you get older, you will need them.

[GoblinSlayer]

I heard that, but it's like the end of days, it's always said to come soon, but doesn't no matter how much you wait. Conveniently, the prophecy doesn't have an exact date.